Financing of the energy transition in Hungary – this is the title of a two-day, four-session, English-language online conference organised by Cambridge Econometrics, the British Embassy in Budapest and the Hungarian Economic Association on 12-13 December 2022 on the Hungarian Economic Association’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@magyarkozgazdasagitarsasag.
The aim of the roundtable discussions is to discuss current state of affairs with regards to the four topics in the focus of the event on the financing of the energy transition, namely: (1) green bonds issuance and their role in financing the energy transition in Hungary, (2) ESG risk measurement and data requirements, (3) buildings decarbonisation and (4) renewables policies and subsidies, and to produce a briefing document of panel findings and recommendations which will inform policy development for the green transition in Hungary.
Session #1 Green bonds issuance and their role in financing the energy transition in Hungary
Monday, 12 December, 2022, 10.00-11.45 CET
Welcome Speech: Ambassador Paul Fox
Keynote Speakers:
Norbert Kiss-Mihály, Deputy Director of Monetary Policy Instruments, Foreign Exchange Reserves and Risk Management, Central Bank of Hungary
Gireesh Shrimali, Head of Transition Finance Research, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group
Panellists:
Gábor Gyura, Sustainable finance consultant, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
Domonkos Kovács, M&A and Capital Markets Director, Alteo Nyrt.
Gergely Pókos, Director, OTP Bank Zöld Program Igazgatóság
John Martin, CEO, Plutus Consulting Group
Moderator: Richárd Végh, CEO, Budapest Stock Exchange
Session #2 ESG-related risks, their measurement and data requirements in Hungary
Monday, 12 December, 2022, 14.00-15.45 CET
Keynote Speakers:
Rita Szalay, General Manager, ESG Capital Solutions
Barnabás Ács, Global Head of Sales Strategy – Sustainable Finance & Investing, London Stock Exchange Group
Gwil Mason, Lead Associate – Sustainable Finance, Financial Conduct Authority
Panellists:
György Szege, Head of ESG Department, Bankholding
Zoltán Török, Head of Research, Raiffeisen
Expert of the J.P. Morgan’s Global Index Research Group (tbc)
Irén Márta, Managing Director of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH)
Moderator: Ákos Lukács, Partner – Climate Change & Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young
Session #3 Financing the decarbonisation of residential buildings and public institutions
Tuesday, 13 December, 2022, 10.00-11.45 CET
Welcome:
Dóra Fazekas, Managing Director, Cambridge Econometrics Hungary
Keynote Speakers:
Szabolcs Mizsei, Executive Director, Hungarian Energy Efficiency Institute
Paul Smyth, Director of Strategy and Technical Services, Salix Finance
Panellists:
Ada Ámon, Chief Advisor to the Mayor of Budapest on Climate Affairs, Budapest City Hall
László Balogh, Chief Business Expert, ingatlan.hu
Zsombor Barta, Director, Hungary Green Building Council
James Hooton, Programme Director, UK Green Finance Institute
Moderator: Áron Horváth, Head of Centre, ELTINGA Centre for Real Estate Research
Session #4 Renewable energy
Tuesday, 13 December, 2022, 14.00-15.45 CET
Keynote Speakers:
Ede Borbély, Head of Renewables and Energy Efficiency, MOL Nyrt.
Simone Cooper-Searle, Head of Hydrogen Strategy, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Panellists:
Attila Aszódi, Full Professor – Department of Nuclear Energy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Anita Simon, Deputy CEO – Sustainability and Circular Economy, Alteo Group
László Szabó, CEO, REKK
Edward Jones, Senior Policy Manager, Energy UK
Moderator: Claudia Patricolo, Editor-in-chief, CEEnergyNews
The keynote presentations and the roundtable discussions can be followed live on the YouTube channel of the Hungarian Economic Association at https://www.youtube.com/@magyarkozgazdasagitarsasag.
Documents to download:
Conference programme (pdf)
Background material for the panels (pdf)